Let’s dial it back to Easter at Miss Gigi’s, shall we?
There was this…
And then there was this…
Any idea what they’re doing? (If you do, you were probably raised by Miss Gigi.) (Or you are addicted to Antiques Roadshow.) (Or both.) These thoroughly modern boys are discovering their grandmother’s thoroughly outdated — and totally fascinating — collection of stereoscope cards on her turn-of-the-century (not this one!) stereopticons.
Here’s a sample of a saucy series, which was popular back in the day.
Back in that day, one looked at a stereo picture such as this through one’s stereopticon contraption, and it was just like being there in person, in 3-D.
At first glance, you think OH MY! THIS IS SAUCY! And then you think hmmmmm, should these modern young men be viewing these pictures on a Sunday? Much less on Easter Sunday?
Absolutely not!
On the back of the stereo-card is the 1916 approval of Chief John H. Plunkett, Boston, Mass., AND IT IS X’d OUT. Too saucy for Sunday!
I just loved watching my nephews goofing around and sharing these 100-year-old stereopticons back and forth. No grumpy birds, no insta-pix, no phweets.
Just good old-fashioned laughs!
ginnygram 